Installation Manual

Installation
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Table 6 Terms and Definitions
Term Definition
CSA Canadian Standards Association; establishes Canadian national standards and the Canadian
Electrical Code, including C22.1 and C22.2
DC Direct Current; refers to voltage produced by the batteries or renewable source
DCC DC Cover; shields the DC terminal area on vented FXR inverters
DVM Digital Voltmeter
ETL Electrical Testing Laboratories; short for the company ETL Semko; refers to a certification issued by
ETL to OutBack products indicating that they meet certain UL standards
GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor; a safety device for electrical systems
GND Ground; a permanent conductive connection to earth for safety reasons; also known as Chassis
Ground, Protective Earth, and PE
HUB An OutBack communications manager product; used for system stacking and coordination
Invert, inverting
T
he act of converting DC voltage to AC voltage for load use or other applications
LED Light-Emitting Diode; refers to indicators used by the inverter and the system display
Master An inverter which provides the primary output phase of a stacked system; other stacked inverters
base their output and on/off state on the master
MATE, MATE2, MATE3 System display products, used
f
or monitoring, programming and communicating with the
inverter
NEU AC Neutral; also known as Common
Neutral-to-ground bond A mechanical connection between the AC neutral (Common) bus and the ground (PE) bus; this
bond makes the AC neutral safe to handle
P
V
Photovoltaic
RTS Remote Temperature Sensor; accessory that measures battery temperature for charging
Slave An inverter which adds additional power to the master in a stacked system; a slave does not
provide an output of its own
Split-phase A type of utility electrical system with two “hot” lines that typically carry 120 Vac with respect to
neutral and 240 Vac with respect to each other; common in North America
System display Remote interface device, used for monitoring, programming and communicating with the
inverter; also called “remote system display”
T
hree-phase, 3-phase A type of utility electrical system with three “hot” lines, each 120° out of phase; each carries the
nominal line voltage with respect to neutral; each carries voltage with respect to each other
equaling the line voltage multiplied by 1.732
T
urbo Fan External cooling fan used in place of the DCC on sealed FX inverters
UL Underwriters Laboratories; refers to a set of safety standards governing electrical products
Utility grid
T
he electrical service and infrastructure supported by the electrical or utility company; also called
“shore power”, “mains”, “utility service”, or “grid”